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I've always grown mine in a bog garden - ie. water saturated soil. I'm
wondering if it is possible to grow them as a marginal - ie. the rhizome is underwater.....I know it is a dumb question but I'm trying to formulate ideas for this ever evolving pond project TIA Gill |
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In article , Gill Passman
writes I've always grown mine in a bog garden - ie. water saturated soil. I'm wondering if it is possible to grow them as a marginal - ie. the rhizome is underwater.....I know it is a dumb question but I'm trying to formulate ideas for this ever evolving pond project Yes, that is where I grow mine and they are thriving. Angela. |
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They loooooove to be marginals.
If you go to the slide show you can see the iris just beginning on their island in the frog hunting photo. The iris in the waterfall is a hunk we hacked off last spring. Then iris island is the result of the first planting. Their 'island' is a big, oil filter type planter that is full of holes. The island alternates between being at water level to under water depending on the pond level. k :-) http://tinyurl.com/6bguh ~ new pond keeper info http://tinyurl.com/yp64db ~ slide show of pond |
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"Angela Lamb" wrote in message ... In article , Gill Passman writes I've always grown mine in a bog garden - ie. water saturated soil. I'm wondering if it is possible to grow them as a marginal - ie. the rhizome is underwater.....I know it is a dumb question but I'm trying to formulate ideas for this ever evolving pond project Yes, that is where I grow mine and they are thriving. Angela. I have one iris that has the rhizome submerged at one end of the pond in about 4 inches of water. It's bloomed every year for the past three years and is doing fine. George |
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"Gill Passman" wrote in message ... I've always grown mine in a bog garden - ie. water saturated soil. I'm wondering if it is possible to grow them as a marginal - ie. the rhizome is underwater.....I know it is a dumb question but I'm trying to formulate ideas for this ever evolving pond project ================== Bearded iris wont tolerate wet soils but the water loving Louisiana iris will thrive. -- RM.... Frugal ponding since 1995. rec.ponder since late 1996. My Pond & Aquarium Pages: http://tinyurl.com/9do58 Zone 6. Middle TN USA ~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö |
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"Gill Passman" wrote in message
. .. I've always grown mine in a bog garden - ie. water saturated soil. I'm wondering if it is possible to grow them as a marginal - ie. the rhizome is underwater.....I know it is a dumb question but I'm trying to formulate ideas for this ever evolving pond project ================== Bearded iris wont tolerate wet soils but the water loving Louisiana iris will thrive. -- RM.... What about Japanese Iris? ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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Gill Passman wrote:
I've always grown mine in a bog garden - ie. water saturated soil. I'm wondering if it is possible to grow them as a marginal - ie. the rhizome is underwater.....I know it is a dumb question but I'm trying to formulate ideas for this ever evolving pond project It probably depends on the iris, but I've grown my blue & yellow ones bare-root in the veggie filter, in wet soil, in the bog, and the blues at least grow wild in barely damp soil. -- derek - Unless otherwise noted, I speak for myself, not rec.ponds.moderated moderators. |
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Derek Broughton wrote:
It probably depends on the iris, but I've grown my blue & yellow ones bare-root in the veggie filter, in wet soil, in the bog, and the blues at least grow wild in barely damp soil. Thanks everyone for your replies. I guess I have so many of the things that I can experiment with some bare root, some in a bog area and some in planters, but from the answers here and a bit of googling it looks as if my main problem will be too many of the things rather than killing some off by experimenting Thanks Gill |
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"~ jan" wrote:
"Gill Passman" wrote in message ... I've always grown mine in a bog garden - ie. water saturated soil. I'm wondering if it is possible to grow them as a marginal - ie. the rhizome is underwater.....I know it is a dumb question but I'm trying to formulate ideas for this ever evolving pond project ================== Bearded iris wont tolerate wet soils but the water loving Louisiana iris will thrive. -- RM.... What about Japanese Iris? ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us Hi Jan, I have variegated Japanese Iris in a pot in the pond. The water comes about half way up the pot. I've tried submerging them though. San Diego Joe 4,000 - 5,000 Gallons. Koi, Goldfish, and RES named Colombo. |
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"~ jan" wrote in message ... "Gill Passman" wrote in message .. . I've always grown mine in a bog garden - ie. water saturated soil. I'm wondering if it is possible to grow them as a marginal - ie. the rhizome is underwater.....I know it is a dumb question but I'm trying to formulate ideas for this ever evolving pond project ================== Bearded iris wont tolerate wet soils but the water loving Louisiana iris will thrive. -- RM.... What about Japanese Iris? ~ jan ================================ The ones I have that are called Japanese iris do well in both the general flower beds and in the ponds. But the woman who gave them to me wasn't sure that they really were JI's. She bought them on sale at Home Depot years ago. To me they look like smaller, shorter Louisiana iris. I have blue and red ones. -- RM.... Frugal ponding since 1995. rec.ponder since late 1996. My Pond & Aquarium Pages: http://tinyurl.com/9do58 Zone 6. Middle TN USA ~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö |
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What about Japanese Iris? ~ jan
------------ I have variegated Japanese Iris in a pot in the pond. The water comes about half way up the pot. I've tried submerging them though. San Diego Joe Thanks, Joe and RM. I have a friend who has some and is going to try it, they are tallish and slender of leaf, IIRC. Sounds like I can give her encouraging words. ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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Have a question about dividing these ..the 2 baskets that are in our
pond no longer actually look like basket sthey are sooo ovegrown so I want divide & conquer. As it is such a short season here I am hoping I can do it soon once they stop flowering so as to give them ample time to get over the shock before the cold sets in. At the moment 1 basket is at the edge the other somewhere around the middle depending on where the wind has blown it last(lots of cinder blocks in middle so it just wanders around) On a similarish note think it is finally time to get the gunk out of the bottom; everything was doing so well we didn't want to disturb it, but now whenever you move something the debris stirred up is unreal and I figure it might mean filters stay clean more than a day or two. So how do I go about this efficiently and with relative ease. Pond is 15' x 21', sloping sides to 3.5'approx, 8200 US gal / 31200 L - Dug with EPGM Liner - ZONE 3 so a shop vac seems out of the question. Is there a "good & easy " way or am I screwed. Elaine |
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"earhtmother" wrote in message oups.com... So how do I go about this efficiently and with relative ease. Pond is 15' x 21', sloping sides to 3.5'approx, 8200 US gal / 31200 L - Dug with EPGM Liner - ZONE 3 so a shop vac seems out of the question. Is there a "good & easy " way or am I screwed. ========================= I think you're "screwed." Our largest pond is 2000 and unless we drain it down and remove all grunge the filter misses it clouds the water and filters almost daily. What we do is remove the old bird-net, drain it down to the largest koi's dorsal fin, net them out and drain it to the bottom. We hose the grunge off the algae on the sides and the plant pots left in place, leaving the algae untouched. The last little bit of dirty water and gravel is sucked out with a shop vac. The settling tank is drained and hosed. The pond is then re-netted, refilled and "aerated" for 24 hours, then the regular pumps/filters turned on and the fish are returned to it. It's a dirty all day job. -- RM.... Frugal ponding since 1995. rec.ponder since late 1996. My Pond & Aquarium Pages: http://tinyurl.com/9do58 Zone 6. Middle TN USA ~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö |
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"Reel McKoi" wrote: "earhtmother" wrote in message oups.com... So how do I go about this efficiently and with relative ease. Pond is 15' x 21', sloping sides to 3.5'approx, 8200 US gal / 31200 L - Dug with EPGM Liner - ZONE 3 so a shop vac seems out of the question. Is there a "good & easy " way or am I screwed. ========================= I think you're "screwed." Our largest pond is 2000 and unless we drain it down and remove all grunge the filter misses it clouds the water and filters almost daily. What we do is remove the old bird-net, drain it down to the largest koi's dorsal fin, net them out and drain it to the bottom. We hose the grunge off the algae on the sides and the plant pots left in place, leaving the algae untouched. The last little bit of dirty water and gravel is sucked out with a shop vac. The settling tank is drained and hosed. The pond is then re-netted, refilled and "aerated" for 24 hours, then the regular pumps/filters turned on and the fish are returned to it. It's a dirty all day job. How often do you do this? I'm trying to have a pond about that size that only requires a "sediment suck" on a minimal basis - without removing anything. -- To reply by email, remove the word "space" |
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On Tue, 19 Jun 2007 21:45:55 CST, Kurt wrote:
How often do you do this? I'm trying to have a pond about that size that only requires a "sediment suck" on a minimal basis - without removing anything. Put in a bottom drain to filter and you won't ever have to drain the pond to clean, it will all get sucked out continuously to the filter. ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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